PB & Main Street Revitalization Plans: Unveiling on January 12, 2017

On January 12, 2017, Go Forward Pine Bluff and UALR’s Institute for Economic Advancement (IEA) will unveil their recommendations for Pine Bluff’s revitalization plans; the unveiling will be presented at the Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff on January 12, 2017. The IEA’s recommendations are based on the results of their year-plus of research and strategy planning, commissioned by the Go Forward Pine Bluff task force (funded by the Simmons Foundation). Event details are here:

Unveiling of PB & Main Street Revitalization Plans

Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas

701 Main Street

Pine Bluff, AR 71601

870-536-3375

January 12, 2017 (Thursday evening)

5:30 pm

Background to UALR IEA Pine Bluff Project: Precipitated by the collapse of portions of Main Street (starting in 2014), Simmons First National Bank provided funding to the Simmons Foundation for the express purpose of having a task force determine the best method of revitalization. That task force, Go Forward Pine Bluff, defined four main areas for IEA to address: economic development, education, infrastructure/government, and quality of life. While the downtown corridor has received special focus, the entire city of Pine Bluff has been analyzed and included in the plans. More details are in these PB Junction posts, both of which cite/link Pine Bluff Commercial articles: Main Street’s Brain Trust and Main Street’s New Beginnings.

About Karen Coker

Karen Coker, a native of Pine Bluff, is the editor and publisher of PB Junction. Though she started PB Junction as a creative and technical endeavor, she has found people's stories to be the most interesting part of it. In addition to running this website, she writes scientific reports and has a background in statistical analysis.